LMArena

Raised $150M in a Series A round, announced 7 January 2026.

Round

LMArena raised $150M in a Series A round at a $1.7B valuation.

Amount: $150M
Stage: Series A
Announced: 7 January 2026
Leads: Felicis, UC Investments (University of California)
Other investors: Andreessen Horowitz, The House Fund, LDVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Laude Ventures
Use of funds: LMArena will use the funding to operate its platform, expand its technical team and strengthen its research capabilities.
Valuation: $1.7B
Checked: Amount and date checked against the press source

Operates a platform that ranks AI models through crowdsourced head-to-head comparisons.

Source: LMArena raises $150M in Series A at $1.7B valuation - jawlah.co news.google.com
Website: lmarena.ai ↗

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